St. Rose of Lima Park station

St. Rose of Lima Park
St. Rose of Lima Park
Sacramento RT light rail station
	Station shelter, 8 December 2012
Location	9th/8th/7th Streets at K Street; Sacramento, California; United States
Coordinates	38°34′40″N 121°29′53″W / 38.57778°N 121.49806°WCoordinates: 38°34′40″N 121°29′53″W / 38.57778°N 121.49806°W
Owned by	Sacramento Regional Transit District
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	March 12, 1987 (7th & K and 9th & K); 2007 (8th & K)
Closed	September 30, 2016 (7th & K)
Services
	9th & K St Rosa of Lima
	8th & K
	7th & K St Rosa of Lima
Location

St. Rose of Lima Park is a split Sacramento RT Light Rail station, located near the park named in honor of Rose of Lima,^[1] in Downtown Sacramento, California. From the RT light rail's inception in 1987, it consisted of only two platforms at the vicinity: the northbound one (towards Watt/I-80) at the intersection of 9th and K Streets, and the former southbound one at 7th and K Streets. When RT expanded the light rail system in 2007 to serve Sacramento Valley station, it added the northbound-only 8th and K Streets station.^[2] Today, the 9th street platform is marked as "St. Rose of Lima Park" while the platform in the middle on 8th Street is simply marked as "8th and K".^[2]

The 9th & K platform is served by the Blue Line only, while the 8th & K platform is served by the Gold and Green Lines. With a daily average of 3,900 riders, the St. Rose of Lima Park station is the third busiest in the RT light rail system behind Meadowview and 16th Street stations.^[3] It serves the Golden 1 Center, nearby downtown office buildings and Downtown Commons (formerly Downtown Plaza), an entertainment and shopping complex that anchors the arena.

Closure of 7th & K[]

The original southbound 7th & K station platform was built in 1987, and was located on K Street between 7th and 8th Streets. It was moved in 2010 to its current location on 7th Street south of K Street, just around the corner of the same block.^[4] It was served by all three RT light rail lines at the time, although only the Blue Line originally served the platform before the relocation. Despite the "new" 7th & K station being across the street from the new Golden 1 Center, it was one block north of the 7th & Capitol station platform. RT officials deemed the location too close to another light rail station, and also considered the design inadequate due to being on a slope in the block. So after extensive feedback, the 7th & Capitol platform was closed from 2015 to 2016 for renovations, also to handle passenger loads for the Sacramento Kings home games at Golden 1 Center. When that station reopened, 7th & K was closed permanently on September 30, 2016.^[5]

Platforms and tracks[]

9th & K	■ Blue Line	toward Watt/I-80 (Cathedral Square)
8th & K	■ Gold Line	toward Sacramento Valley (8th & H)
8th & K	■ Green Line	toward 7th & Richards/Township 9 (8th & H)
7th & K	■ Blue Line	toward Cosumnes River College (7th & Capitol)
	■ Gold Line	toward Historic Folsom (7th & Capitol)
	■ Green Line	toward 13th Street (7th & Capitol)